There’s so much music coming out all the time that it’s hard to keep track. On those days when the influx of new tracks is particularly overwhelming, we sift through the noise to bring you a curated list of the most interesting new releases (the best of which will be added to our Best New Songs playlist). Below, check out our track roundup for Tuesday, June 2, 2026.
Vince Staples – ‘Cotton’
Ahead of the release of his new album Cry Baby on Friday, Vince Staples has shared one more single, the funky, hypnotic ‘Cotton’. It follows previous cuts ‘Blackberry Marmalade’ and ‘White Flag’.
Beth Orton – ‘Otherside’
Beth Orton has unveiled ‘Otherside’, the stirring closer of her forthcoming album The Ground Above. “I heard that the first birdsong of a new day is the sound of the birds letting it be known they are still here, that they have made it through the night alive and safe,” Orton explained. “With ‘Otherside,’ what began as a not so simple tale of sleeplessness went on to have me turning over bigger themes, those of resilience in the face of loss, what freedom means to the individual and the collective; the ability to start again and make beautiful a life when it has been torn apart. An embodiment of what it feels like to implore a loved one home, to make it through the night, or to make it through a day, to make good what we dare to dream.”
Death Cab for Cutie – ‘Stone Over Water’
Death Cab for Cutie have shared another single from her forthcoming album I Built You a Tower, which arrives later this week. The tender, patient ‘Stone Over Water’ follows ‘Riptides’ and ‘Punching the Flowers’. “‘Stone Over Water’ is a song about trying to convince everyone around you and most importantly, yourself, that you are okay when you definitely are not,” the band commented.
Belle and Sebastian – ‘It Only Takes One Lion’
Belle and Sebastian have released a studio version of their offering for Scotland’s World Cup anthem. “It’s a personal song about following the travails of Scotland’s national team for the last 50 years and it came out naturally the day after the game against Denmark,” Stuart Murdoch said of the tune, which was produced by Pete Ferguson, aka Wuh Oh. “The song tries to encompass the experience of the whole country following Scotland.”
Fenne Lily – ‘Uh Huh’
Fenne Lily has announced a new album, Win Win, with the gently affirming ‘Uh Huh’. “It follows the end of one love and the start of another, when you meet someone new but the residual pain from the time before is holding you back,” the Brooklyn-based artist explained. “Every breakup has felt like it’ll hurt forever but it’s always led me to something different, often better, never nothing.”
Meg Stalter – ‘GAY’
“Everything we do is slay,” Meg Stalter proclaims on her new single, ‘GAY’, released just in time for Pride. It’s the second preview of the actess and comedian’s new album Crave, due later this summer.
Public Opinion – ‘When Kevin Gets Free’
Public Opinion have dropped a new song, ‘When Kevin Gets Free’, alongside a Jarrett Barnes-directed video. It’s taken from their forthcoming album The Curse of Public Opinion, which arrives August 7 via SideOneDummy.
Mykki Blanco – ‘Little Feet’
Mykki Blanco has announced a new album, CAFE PARADISO – out September 4 – sharing the groovy lead single ‘Little Feet’ along with the news. “If there is one thing I know how to do, it’s how to get the most out of life”, Blanco said in a press release. “You fuck up. You make mistakes. But hopefully, you’re achieving more than you’re fucking up. Overall, I would say I do well, milking life for all it’s got.”
